Do people generally try to circumvent it? Are they too scared to uninstall it? Or do they just not care?
godless@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I live in China and this software is cancerous not just in the encryption failure, it also nestles into a computer like a trojan. Creates 2 fallback installations and will reinstall itself after removal if you reboot in between, unless you get rid of all 3 installations at once, where they are deliberately trying to obfuscate the uninstall button (triple confirmation, swapping the confirm/cancel buttons and button background colors, etc.).
It’s a nasty piece of crap that come preloaded on any phone (android, at least) and Windows-PC here.
Anamana@feddit.de 10 months ago
godless@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Worse. They think it’s useful.
Anamana@feddit.de 10 months ago
Why? Useful for safety and security of the society?
cassetti@kbin.social 10 months ago
Why do people use Facebook and Instagram? Because they think it's cool and fun to share with friends, regardless what data FB is gathering on them.
godless@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Comes with a built in translator and spell checker, and since access to Google translate is blocked, that’s often the only alternative.
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
Some weird downvotes, and I want to know too. Why does a keyboard app mean anything to anyone? The keyboards included on iOS and latest Android versions are great.
boooooboo@lemmy.world 10 months ago
My guess is that it might either be more accurate in predictions or some additional convenience factors that makes typing this typographic language much easier and faster lol.
Or people are also simply used to it since it’s everywhere.
luthis@lemmy.nz 10 months ago
Be careful jumping the firewall.
godless@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Sure. Foreigners aren’t really sanctioned though, that’s more of a risk for the locals. But even then usually only if they want to get someone disappeared and don’t have anything substantial against them.
Ultra980@lemmy.world 10 months ago
It’s time to switch to Linux!
dojan@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I mean the CCP is aiming to have people use Kylin? If the government and the entire populace starts using Linux instead we’ll just see the same BS on Linux instead. It’s not an OS/platform issue, but an issue of bad actors.
djsaskdja@endlesstalk.org 10 months ago
On the plus side maybe then it’ll finally be the year of the Linux desktop.
monkeys paw curls
ammonium@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Don’t worry, there is also a Linux version.
Ultra980@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Oof
godless@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Then they’ll install the Linux version. People here are so indoctrinated, they like it.